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  • The Gospel Code: Novel Claims About Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Da Vinci, By Ben Witherington III
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    The Gospel Code

    Novel Claims About Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Da Vinci

    by Ben Witherington III

    Dan Brown's international bestseller The Da Vinci Code has raised many questions in the minds of readers.

    • Was Jesus really married to Mary Magdalene?
    • Did he father a child with her?
    • Did Constantine suppress the earliest Gospels and invent the doctrine of Christ's divinity?
    • Do the Gnostic Gospels represent the true Christian faith which the early church ...
  • Community Is Messy: The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry, By Heather Zempel
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    Community Is Messy

    The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry

    by Heather Zempel

    Heather Zempel oversees the community life at a multisite church in Washington, D.C., a challenging population with one of the highest relocation rates in the United States. And yet under her leadership, National Community Church has become a model for creative, dynamic, deep small group ministry. Drawing from her background as an environmental engineer (including such bizarre experiences as monitoring ...

  • This Black History Month, let your theology, ministry, and spiritual life be formed by Black voices. With voices that come from the church, academy, and beyond, these authors have insight for every Christian. Start or deepen your learning journey here.

  • Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age, By Felicia Wu Song
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    Restless Devices

    Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age

    by Felicia Wu Song

    We're being formed by our devices. Today's digital technologies are designed to captivate our attention and encroach on our boundaries, shaping how we relate to time and space, to ourselves and others, even to God. Our natural longing for relationship makes us vulnerable to the "industrializing" effects of social media. While we enjoy the benefits of digital tech, many of us feel ...

  • Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing, By Andy Crouch
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    Strong and Weak

    Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing

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    by Andy Crouch

    Flourishing people are strong and weak.

    Two common temptations lure us away from abundant living: withdrawing into safety and grasping for power. True flourishing, says Andy Crouch, travels down an unexpected path—being both strong and weak.

    We see this unlikely mixture in the best leaders—people who use their authority for the benefit of others while also showing extraordinary ...

  • Taking It to the Streets: Lessons from a Life of Urban Ministry, By Harry Louis Williams II
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    Taking It to the Streets

    Lessons from a Life of Urban Ministry

    by Harry Louis Williams II

    • 17th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year - Church

    There's an urgent need for Christian ministry in our cities—but we need a guide. Known around Oakland, California, as "OG Rev.," Reverend Harry Williams's calling is to the streets: to the hungry, homeless, addicted, incarcerated, and vulnerable. In Taking It to the Streets, ...

  • Caring for Sexually Abused Children: A Handbook for Families  Churches, By Dr. R. Timothy Kearney
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    Caring for Sexually Abused Children

    A Handbook for Families Churches

    by Dr. R. Timothy Kearney

    Dealing with the sexual abuse of a child is painful and difficult. When it happens to children within our church families, we all are affected and wonder how to respond.

    • What help should we seek?
    • What support can we offer?
    • What healing is possible?
    • What can we do to prevent abuse in the future?

    In this warm and hopeful book, R. Timothy Kearney shows ...